Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm

The woman is about forty years old, dressed rather conservatively, with short hair and black-framed glasses.

In today's more open-minded era, such attire is quite rare.

The middle-aged woman raised her voice again when he didn't respond, "Who exactly are you? If you don't answer, I'll call the guards!"

Eduardo's gaze flickered momentarily, and he strode forward.

The middle-aged woman sensed something was wrong and turned to flee.

But it was too late.

Eduardo sneered and waved the Cadaver Ring.

The ring trembled slightly, releasing a thin mist of blood that hit the middle-aged woman's back precisely.

She was rendered completely immobile, as if injected with anesthesia.

Eduardo grabbed her hair and violently dragged her into a nearby bathroom.

Very soon.

Painful sounds came from within.

Several minutes passed.

A strong scent of blood filled the air.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

A female cleaner entered the bathroom, screamed in shock, almost fainting.

A shriveled corpse lay naked on the bathroom floor, staring up at the ceiling.

The cleaner failed to notice a faintly glowing green light floating in the corner of the bathroom.

*

Thousands of kilometers away.

On the Nan Jing Continent, in the Banan Kingdom.

Yang Fan, disguised as Jack, was at the capital's international airport in Balia, waiting for a flight to the Great Xia Capital.

Grace glanced around and suddenly exclaimed, "Why are there Eastern soldiers here?"

She clearly saw a squad of armed soldiers patrolling through the airport.

Each soldier had an Eastern flag sewn onto their right arm.

Yang Fan explained after glancing over, "Right now, Great Xia has several projects in this country, with almost hundreds of thousands of Great Xia People here.

"After the Age of Calamity, Banan Kingdom's security has been poor, putting many Xia People at risk.

"Recently, the higher-ups of the two countries had a special talk, and Banan Kingdom agreed to allow Eastern soldiers to be stationed here."

Grace marveled, "Great Xia truly is powerful."

For matters like this, without a strong nation, would Banan Kingdom even give you face?

Yang Fan's gaze flickered, unfocusing.

Using a mysterious force, he had just "seen" across space how Eduardo killed the female worker, using the blood sacrifice of the Cadaver Ring to extract her essence.

After a few seconds.

The middle-aged woman had turned into a horrifying mummy.

Eduardo studied the corpse, not showing any discomfort or disgust; instead, his eyes were filled with the fervor of controlling supernatural powers.

Yang Fan couldn't help but think to himself, "The Qing Yang Demon Race truly is a terrifyingly contaminating race."

He sensed Eduardo's soul had experienced slight distortion.

Eduardo activated the Cadaver Ring again and vanished from the bathroom.

Yang Fan withdrew his gaze and saw a mystical green space unfold before him.

Endless life energy filled this space, turning it into a sea of green.

A vibrant green seed floated within.

Though just a seed, it stood two meters tall, a giant sprouting bud.

This was— Xiaocang.

Or rather— the Seed of the Beginning of the World Tree.

After using the Light of Potential Star Map to shine upon the World Tree Seed for nearly two months, this magical seed finally sprouted.

Initially, Xiaocang only required one month of star formation light.

Yet, Yang Fan exhausted additional spiritual power, extending the illumination time until reaching the limit.

The decision proved wise.

Xiaocang had just sprouted and possessed many incredible abilities.

Recently, an entity from beyond the heavens contacted the Azure Palace's owner, Eduardo. Xiaocang, inherently sensitive to spatial power, immediately detected this unusual spatial disturbance.

Without the prolonged star formation light, the World Tree's sprout surely couldn't accomplish this feat.

Yang Fan hesitantly asked, "Can you trace the location of this Mysterious being?"

"I can!"

Xiaocang affirmed confidently.

Moreover, it asked a question, "This Qing Yang Demon Race comes from a place called 'Painful Wasteland.' My 'Illusion Bridge' has locked onto Painful Wasteland and can send you there now. Would you like to go?"

The so-called "Illusion Bridge" was a powerful ability Xiaocang inherited from the maternal World Tree's Huan Luotian.

Of course.

Currently, Xiaocang's Illusion Bridge isn't even one millionth of Huan Luotian's strength.

But it's sufficient to send an individual to the far-off Painful Wasteland.